The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23
HENRIC0 DEMOCRATS.
LIVELY RALLY At THE Court
HOUSE YESTERDAY

| Candidate for the Legislature from the
RI. Beirne and Hon. George d. Wise.
The Democrats Of Henrico county met
AT the Courthouse yesterday morning for
the purpose Of nominating candidate
for the Legislature.
Nh Conway X. Sauds. county chair
man, presided, with Mr r. r Wilson,
secretary
Mr. r. T. Rcdd moved that the meet
ing support AS their candidate for the
/ Legislature The nominee OF the lndepen
dent party. Mr X. II. Griffin Of Brookland
/ district, which was unanimously agreed
/ TO.
Mr. Griffin, the nominee, is well known
/ i'm HcnricO county He has lived there
/ for years and again and again been elected
a magistrate OF BrOOsland township. He
is about 60 years Of age and is a farmer.
Ii being stated that Colonel r. +.
Beirne and Hon. George ID. Wise were in
the courtyard, Dr. Gaskins and Messrs.
Broaddus and Green were appointed
committee to wait on them aud ask for a
speech.
COLONEL RICHARD +. HLikNE.
They returned and Colonel r. f..
Bieme was introduced by MI Sands to
the audience
Colonel Bicrne said though the first time
me had ever spoken in the Courthouse.
10 was not the irst time he had addressed
the citizens of HenricO county The
campaign before us hc said. sis one Of
supreme Importance our foe Is the same
one That wc have had 90 confront ever
since tle war There are many people
who have forgotten the injuries done us
by the Radical party and ] ann com-
PEELED. therefore 20 remind YOU
of them. 10 is tine party which
has kept alive the war feeling
and persisted in stirring zap strife and
bitterness in the North in order tO per-
pctuatc its power The Democratic party,
ON the other hand, is the one which in our
darkest hour stood by us TO prevent the
bloody shirt wayers from persisting in
their efforts 90 degrade u.s. Contrast the
present Democratic administration with
those of the Republicans i'm the past.
When. until Grover Cleveland took his
seat In the White House. was a Nirginian
appointed 20 high position John S.
MOsbv was made consul 90 Hong Kong,
and that is all. To-day Virginia is largely
represented in high places, and The South
with three members OF the Cabinet The
Republicans, bad in effect said that there
were no Niginians competent TO TN the
high offices, but Cleveland thought differ
enc. General Joseph f. Johnston was
made Railroad Commissioner, John
GOOdc was made Solicitor General, and
10 was greatly regretted that because of
corrupt bargain between Malone and
Chester A. Arthur he was rejected. Hon.
A. NJ Kelley was made Ambassador TO
Italy, and when rejected there because of
hi, religion was sent 90 Austria, only To-
Doe rejected there because of his wife
religion He was rejected because he
believed iu personal liberty which those
governments did not tolerate.
Colonel Berne. In scathing terms, re-
viewed the legislation of the Malone
Legi,lUurcand referred 90 their disgrace
ful measures. whose passage were defeat
cd bY the "bir four lie called attention
t0 money squaudcrcd by this band of ad-
yentureIs. such as the "BrOther-iu-Law
Hamilton Fund the Kendall Bank
NOtc ompanv, and the Flanagan Con-
tract Fund the petersburg Bank fail
ure and others "To day he said "there
are 10000 more children I'm the public
schools tlan during Malone rnmf
while thc cost 90 the State is less He
thea gayca r,svmfO Mahones senatorial
record and closed by saying that he
hoped to hear good thing from Henrico
on cleuI0n-day.
HON. GEORGE ID. WISE
was next introduced by Mr. Sands He
said he was glad TO have the opportunity
of speaking few words 90 the people of
Hcnrico in order To tell them that this
election involved matters of grave im-
p0rtancc. The man. he said. "who
will be- elected TO the Legislature will
have extraordinary power He will have
the care OF the county he represents on
Dis shoulders. her peace, dignity. and
welfare and above all, he will have TO
assist I'm electing "a Senator TO Legis-
iatiye body which possesses the most
sovereignty and dignity In the world
lie did not intend to speak much on
State affairs hut would address q few
words ou those entirely national
" The = enatOr who is 90 be elected 10
succeed Mr. Riddleberger viii serve for
Sis years n the Senate of the United
States Never since the war has the
Democratic party been in control of the
United States Government Never has
that party had a chance To pass legisla-
tion for the interest Of the people as OPP
posed to the Republican Capitalization
schemes and measures. To-day, with a
Democratic administration and Demo
cratic House. we have a Republican
Senate II is, therefore, the duty of all
true men TO vote for delegate to the
Legislature who will in turn vote
for a Democratic United States Sen
ator We can not pass the Blair bill,
which will give US money 10 educate the
children because of this Republican Sen
ate We cannot remove the tax on to-
bacco because of this same Senate Many
measures for the relief of Virginia peO-
pie which the Democratic House, has in
dorspd have hpeu blOckpd hv this Rpnuh-